corporate welfare Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/corporate-welfare/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Tue, 10 Dec 2019 19:10:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png corporate welfare Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/corporate-welfare/ 32 32 163009088 Report: Amazon workers’ injuries spike during holiday season at Illinois facility https://www.chicagoreporter.com/report-amazon-workers-injuries-spike-during-holiday-season-at-illinois-facility/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/report-amazon-workers-injuries-spike-during-holiday-season-at-illinois-facility/#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2019 15:15:56 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5208945 Safety records obtained by the Warehouse Workers for Justice build on recent reporting by Reveal finding that warehouse injury rates climb with automation.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/report-amazon-workers-injuries-spike-during-holiday-season-at-illinois-facility/feed/ 0 5208945 Inequality is higher in some states like New York and Louisiana because of corporate welfare https://www.chicagoreporter.com/inequality-is-higher-in-some-states-like-new-york-and-louisiana-because-of-corporate-welfare/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/inequality-is-higher-in-some-states-like-new-york-and-louisiana-because-of-corporate-welfare/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2019 13:05:32 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=4937119 The gap between rich and poor is at record levels in the U.S., yet it varies widely among the states. A political scientist explains why.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/inequality-is-higher-in-some-states-like-new-york-and-louisiana-because-of-corporate-welfare/feed/ 0 4937119 Why states and cities should stop handing out billions in economic incentives to companies https://www.chicagoreporter.com/why-states-and-cities-should-stop-handing-out-billions-in-economic-incentives-to-companies/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/why-states-and-cities-should-stop-handing-out-billions-in-economic-incentives-to-companies/#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2019 19:43:26 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=3664740 Recent scandals involve economic development programs in New Jersey and Maryland highlight their many flaws, including a lack of oversight and their ineffectiveness.\

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/why-states-and-cities-should-stop-handing-out-billions-in-economic-incentives-to-companies/feed/ 0 3664740 Chicago’s predatory tickets and fines exploit low-income drivers for revenue https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-predatory-tickets-and-fines-exploit-low-income-drivers-for-revenue/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-predatory-tickets-and-fines-exploit-low-income-drivers-for-revenue/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2018 16:33:36 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=2329067 Like Ferguson, the city is using public safety systems punitively to raise money in ways that drive poor blacks and Latinos into debt and unemployment.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicagos-predatory-tickets-and-fines-exploit-low-income-drivers-for-revenue/feed/ 2 2329067 Subsidizing Amazon won’t pay off for Illinois taxpayers https://www.chicagoreporter.com/subsidizing-amazon-wont-pay-off-for-illinois-taxpayers/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/subsidizing-amazon-wont-pay-off-for-illinois-taxpayers/#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:29:32 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=1524574 Public investment in infrastructure and schools would create more jobs than corporate incentives, a new analysis shows.

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